Charlotte Alice Peet, 32, was reported missing after a trip to São Paulo, according to a statement from the Rio de Janeiro-based Association of Foreign Press Correspondents (ACIE).
ACIE said São Paulo police were handling the case, based on Peet’s last known whereabouts, adding that her family had shared with local authorities information about her flight to Brazil, as well as a copy of her passport.
A British journalist has been missing in Brazil for more than 10 days, a foreign correspondents’ association said on Tuesday, urging authorities to step up their search efforts.
São Paulo’s public security office confirmed in a separate statement that “the case is being investigated by the 5th Missing Persons Unit, which is taking steps to locate the missing person and clarify the facts.”.
Foreign correspondents’ association urges authorities to step up search for Charlotte Alice Peet, 32.
